Taiwan

Population

23,877,791

E-waste Generated

463

kt

EEE Put on Market

624

kt

E-waste Collection Rate

31%

E-waste Formally Collected

145

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste Generated

19.4

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

26.1

kg per capita

E-waste Generated Per Category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

97

Screens

50

Lamps

7

Large Equipment

118

Small Equipment

153

Small IT

38

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Taiwan: Methods and Facilities Standards for Recycling, Storage, Clearance, Treatment and Disposal of Waste Information Technology Products and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Order No. 0960013423, 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Taiwan

Taiwan: Scope, Facilities, Specifications and Other Criteria for Electrical and Electronic Product Vendors Required to Install Recycling Facilities, Announcement, 2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Taiwan

EEE Put on market is defined as any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.

E-waste generated is defined as the amount of discarded electrical or electronic products (e-waste) due to consumption within national territory in a given reporting year, prior to any collection, reuse, treatment, or export.

E-waste formally collected represents the e-waste collected as e-waste and regulated by environmental protection laws specifically designed for e-waste. This includes e-waste that is collected and later exported, and treated according to national standards in another country.

E-waste imported/exported is the e-waste that is imported or exported.

E-waste collection rate is the formal collection of e-waste / E-waste generated


Please refer to this data as: Cornelis P. Baldé, Ruediger Kuehr, Tales Yamamoto, Rosie McDonald, Elena D’Angelo, Shahana Althaf, Garam Bel, Otmar Deubzer, Elena Fernandez-Cubillo, Vanessa Forti, Vanessa Gray, Sunil Herat, Shunichi Honda, Giulia Iattoni, Deepali S. Khetriwal, Vittoria Luda di Cortemiglia, Yuliya Lobuntsova, Innocent Nnorom, Noémie Pralat, Michelle Wagner (2024). International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). 2024. Global E-waste Monitor 2024. Geneva/Bonn.